Archive for month: February, 2007

So many parties, so little time! The Night of Las Mantillas in Bar Comodin on Tuesday night was amazing. If you ever want to visit a club where people really know how to party then this is it! Hot Salsa dancers mix with over-the-top drag queens to create a unique ambience! Fab!

Old drag queens mixed with new as costumes became more outrageous as the night went on till the small hours of the morning.

Cute boys mixed with well-known locals and tourists alike in what had to be one of the best nights we've seen in a long time in Sitges.

Bar Comodin is located on Taco and their listing on Gay Sitges Guide can be found here.

The entire photo gallery of the night is located here.

Gay Carnival events continue apace with the night of “La Mantillas” taking place this Tuesday. A special dinner takes place first in Restaurante Alma and then on to Comodin for their usual gala spectacular.

For those of you who want to know, the lightweight ornamental mantilla came into use in the warmer regions of Spain towards the end of the sixteenth century, and ones made of lace caught the fancy of some elegant ladies in the following century, as seen in some portraits by Velázquez. However, the ladies of the court and the upper echelons of society did not take to it until the eighteenth century. In the nineteenth century, Queen Isabel II (1833-1868) actively encouraged its use. The practice diminished after her death, and by 1900 the use of the mantilla became largely limited to special ceremonies, such as bullfights, Holy Week and weddings…. and by Drag Queens out to impress at Carnival!

See you tonight!

Carnival is here. You could feel the party atmosphere in the Bars and Clubs last night. Lots of new faces mixing with familiar friends!

Its a Sitges tradition… and probably one of the best ways to begin your Carnival experience. Or so we have been told! Tonigt sees the first of the major parties kick off at 7pm in El Candil.

The “Noche De Las Putas” is an experince you will not foget!

And when it gets dark, you can be sure to find your way home. This is the first year the council have put lights up for the Carnival. Its almost Christmas-like. But then again, every day is like Christmas in Sitges…. and Carnival is the biggest party of them all.

Get your glad rags on pay a visit to B-Side on the 16th of Jan and you could win EUR 200, just for looking Georgeous. Their “Noche De Las Mas Bellas” is a paradoy on the famous “Sheila's Wheels” ads on British Sky Television. Just think pink and you'll get the picture.

The event takes place on Friday the 16th of Feb.